suspension CHEVROLET KODIAK 2007 Owners Manual

Front Seats..................................................... 9
Bucket Seats................................................ 9
Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)..................... 13
Air Suspension Seats.................................. 13
Rear Seats.................................................... 20
Rear Seat Operation................................... 20
Safety Belts.................................................. 21
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 21
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 26
Driver Position............................................. 26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 36
Right Front Passenger Position................... 36
Center Passenger Position.......................... 37
Rear Outside Passenger Positions
(Crew Cab).............................................. 38
Safety Belt Extender................................... 41Child Restraints............................................ 42
Older Children............................................. 42
Infants and Young Children......................... 45
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models).............................. 54
Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 55
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 57
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 58
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab)
or Center Front Position............................ 60
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 63
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)
If your vehicle has a split bench seat, the
passenger seat is not adjustable.
There is a storage area underneath the seat
cushion. SeeStorage Areas on page 135.
Air Suspension Seats
Your vehicle may have a low-back or high-back
air suspension seat. There are several ways
to adjust the seat.
Fore-and-Aft Adjustment
If your vehicle has
this lever it is located
underneath the front
of the driver’s seat.
To slide the seat forward or rearward, move
the lever toward the outboard side of the seat.
The seat will lock in at 1/2 inch (1.5 cm)
increments.
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If your vehicle has an air suspension seat height
adjustment lever, it is located on the front
inboard side of the seat.
To adjust the height of the air suspension seat,
pull the lever up to inflate. Push the lever down
to deflate.
If your vehicle has an air suspension seat height
adjustment switch, it is located below the front
of the seat cushion on the inboard side of the seat.
Push the left side of the switch to inflate.
Push the right side of the switch to deflate.Your seat cushion may also be able to be raised
or lowered.
If your vehicle has
this feature, the
seat cushion height
adjustment handle is
located underneath
the front of the seat.
To adjust the height of the cushion, lift the handle
up and pull it forward. You can choose between
two settings.
Seat Height Adjustment Switch
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{CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is
quite unlike that of an adult or older child,
for whom the safety belts are designed.
A young child’s hip bones are still so
small that the vehicle’s regular safety belt
may not remain low on the hip bones, as
it should. Instead, it may settle up around
the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the belt
would apply force on a body area that
is unprotected by any bony structure.
This alone could cause serious or fatal
injuries. Young children always should be
secured in appropriate child restraints.
We know securing a child can present real
problems in a medium-duty vehicle like yours.
If your vehicle is a regular cab model with
an air-suspension seat in the right front
passenger’s position, there is no place in your
vehicle to secure a child restraint.The only answer is to have smaller children make
the trip in another vehicle, where they can get
the protection they need.Child Restraint Systems
An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use
in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system
designed to restrain or position a child on a
continuous flat surface. Make sure that the infant’s
head rests toward the center of the vehicle.
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Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models)
If your vehicle is a regular cab model with an
air-suspension seat in the right front passenger’s
position, there is no place in your vehicle to
secure a child restraint. The only answer is to have
smaller children make the trip in another vehicle,
where they can get the protection they need.
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured
properly in an air-suspension type seat.
This is because an air-suspension seat
is designed to move up and down for
an adult passenger. Do not use a child
restraint in an air-suspension seat.
If your vehicle is a regular cab model with a static
seat in the right front passenger’s position, or if it
has a bench seat, the child restraint must be
secured properly in the right front passenger’s seat.If your vehicle has airbags and you need to secure
a child restraint in the right front passenger’s seat,
there is a switch on the instrument panel that you
can use to turn off the passenger’s airbag. See
Airbag Off Switch on page 76andSecuring a
Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
on page 63for more on this, including important
safety information.
Unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned
off, never put a rear-facing child restraint in
this vehicle. Here is why:{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint
can be seriously injured or killed if the
passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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If your vehicle has an air-suspension seat in the
right front passenger’s position, do not secure
a child restraint there. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured
properly in an air-suspension type seat.
This is because an air-suspension seat
is designed to move up and down for
an adult passenger. Do not use a child
restraint in an air-suspension seat.
Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint
can move around in a collision or sudden stop
and injure people in the vehicle — even when
no child is in it.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)
Some child restraints have a LATCH system.
As part of the LATCH system, your child restraint
may have lower attachments and/or a top
tether. The LATCH system can help hold the child
restraint in place during driving or in a crash.
Some vehicles have lower and/or top tether
anchors designed to secure a child restraint with
lower attachments and/or a top tether.
Some child restraints with a top tether are
designed to be used whether the top tether is
anchored or not. Other child restraints require that
the top tether be anchored. A national or local
law may require that the top tether be anchored.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
Do not use a child restraint with an air
suspension seat.
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured
properly in an air-suspension type seat.
This is because an air-suspension seat
is designed to move up and down for
an adult passenger. Do not use a child
restraint in an air-suspension seat.
There is no top tether anchor in this position.
Do not secure a child seat in this position if
a national or local law requires that the top tether
be anchored, or if the instructions that come
with the child restraint say that the top tether must
be anchored. SeeLower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH) on page 57if your child
restraint has a top tether.If your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
airbag, there is a switch on the instrument panel
that you can use to turn off the right front
passenger’s airbag when you need to secure
a child restraint in the right front passenger’s
position. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 76for
more on this, including important safety
information.
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Keys.............................................................. 86
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.......... 87
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation.................................... 88
Doors and Locks.......................................... 91
Door Locks................................................. 91
Power Door Locks....................................... 92
Windows....................................................... 93
Manual Windows......................................... 93
Power Windows.......................................... 94
Sliding Rear Window................................... 94
Sun Visors.................................................. 95
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle........... 95
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 95
Ignition Positions......................................... 96
Engine Starter Over-Crank Protection.......... 97
Starting the Gasoline Engine....................... 97
Starting the Diesel Engine......................... 100
Engine Alarm and Automatic Shutdown..... 104
High Idle System....................................... 106
Exhaust Restrictor (Engine Warm-Up)........ 108
Engine Checks Before Operating............... 109
Engine Coolant Heater.............................. 111
Diesel Engine Exhaust Brake.................... 112Two-Speed Rear Axle Electric
Shift Control........................................... 113
Air Shift Control (Automatic
Transmission)......................................... 114
Automatic Transmission Operation............. 115
Manual Transmission Operation................. 116
Power Take-Off (PTO)............................... 118
Four-Wheel Drive...................................... 119
Parking...................................................... 125
Parking Brake (With Hydraulic Brakes)...... 125
Parking Brake (with Air Brakes)................. 126
Parking Brake Burnish Procedure.............. 128
Air Suspension.......................................... 129
Parking Over Things That Burn................. 130
Engine Exhaust......................................... 131
Running the Engine While Parked............. 132
Mirrors......................................................... 133
Manual Rearview Mirror............................. 133
Outside Manual Mirrors............................. 133
Outside Power Mirrors............................... 133
Outside Convex Mirrors............................. 134
Outside Heated Mirrors............................. 134
Storage Areas............................................. 135
Center Console Storage Area.................... 135
Section 2 Features and Controls
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2. Repeat the burnishing procedure in Step 1 a
total of 10 times
3. Between stops, drive the vehicle about
2
1⁄2miles (4 km)
Notice:Driving with the parking brake on can
damage the transmission and brake system
parts. Verify that the parking brake is fully
released and the brake warning light is
off before driving.
Air Suspension
Your vehicle may have the Hendrickson HAS
Series single-axle air suspension which is
designed for a single-axle on-highway use. This
feature is available in 19,000 lb (8 613.3 kg),
21,000 lb (9 525.4 kg) and 23,000 lb (10 432.6 kg)
capacities.
Rear Air Suspension Dump Control
If your vehicle is equipped with the Hendrickson
HAS Series single-axle air suspension, you
may have this control. The air suspension dump
control allows the operator to lower the deck height
approximately 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) from the
normal frame height.
The switch to deflate
and inflate the air
suspension is located in
the instrument panel.
Press the bottom of the switch to deflate the air
suspension and lower the deck height. Press
the top of the switch to return the suspension to
normal deck height.
An indicator light will come on and stay on
whenever the switch is in the dumped position.
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Storage Areas
Your vehicle includes a number of storage
compartments.
Some vehicles have storage areas in the
instrument panel. Another small storage area may
be located overhead. Other models may have
more storage area underneath the front
passenger’s bench seat. Lift the seat cushion to
use the storage area.
Your vehicle may have a storage tray located
behind the driver and passenger seats.
All models have storage pockets and cupholders
on each of the doors. Some models may have
additional cupholders in the center floor console.
All models also have storage compartments
located beneath the floorboard on both sides of
the vehicle.
Center Console Storage Area
Your vehicle may have a center console
compartment if you have the bucket or
suspension seats.The back of your center bench seat may also fold
forward to reveal a console compartment.
The release strap for
the center console is
located between
the center seat and
passenger’s seat.
To expose the storage compartment, pull the strap
to release the seatback. Then fold the seatback
forward.
To open the storage compartment, press the
release button and lift the lid rearward. With the lid
closed, it can be used as a clipboard to hold
papers in place.
Before returning the seatback to the upright
position, make sure the console is snapped shut.
Lift the seatback all the way up until it clicks.
Push and pull on the seatback to make sure the
seat is locked in place.
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